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This Is What Happens When ESPN.com Attempts To Fight Back
At some point this evening, the ESPN comment moderators lost their minds and decided to attempt to deal with the Greater Than Tebow meme that's been raging on a Bill Williamson post for the past three days. But instead of simply disabling comments, the site has burdened some poor intern with the t...
If You Knock On Her Door At 6 A.M., Serena Williams Will Retreat To Her Panic Room
"Serena Williams fled to the panic room in her Los Angeles mansion when she mistook a sports association drug tester for a dangerous intruder." Also notable: Serena Williams has a panic room. [NY Post, via TMZ]...
This Is What ESPN.com Under Attack Looks Like
The #occupytebow comment feed over on ESPN's now-regrettable post, "Time for Elway to think post-Tebow," is still going after three days. If anything, it's only gotten more spirited. You can watch in real time on the post, but we also went ahead and captured a bit of the glory for those of you who...
John Brown University Basketball Fans Wasted A Ton Of Toilet Paper Last Night, And It Looked Glorious
Last night in Siloam Springs, Ark., the NAIA's John Brown University played its first game of the 2011-12 season against Hillsdale Freewill Baptist and won, 101-58. And as they do every year, the Golden Eagles surrendered two easy points to Hillsdale in the second minute of the game, after officia...
UNC And Michigan State Will Wear Ugly Camo Uniforms In Game On Aircraft Carrier
Now is as good of a time as any to remind the world that in just a week and a half, two premier college basketball programs will be playing an actual game that will actually count on a giant aircraft carrier on the water in San Diego. And they'll be doing so, it turns out, in camouflage jerseys that...
Patriots Player, Dressed As A Cop, Was Charged With Indecent Assault And Battery On Halloween Night
New England Patriot Julian Edelman was charged with indecent assault and battery on a woman early this morning. He is due in Boston Municipal Court for an arraignment today. Hopefully, since he was taken into custody at a Back Bay nightclub at about 1:30 this morning, he has had the opportunity to c...
The FBI Now Considers The Juggalos A "Loosely-Organized Hybrid Gang"
The annual National Gang Threat Assessment, released yesterday by the FBI, classifies our friends the Juggalos as a "loosely-organized hybrid gang" that is "forming more organized subsets and engaging in more gang-like criminal activity." The grouping ranks them as a kind of junior varsity version o...
This Is How David Freese's Game 6 Walk-Off Home Run Sounded In British
We added BBC Radio's call to the video of David Freese's 11th-inning walk-off home run in Game 6 of the World Series. It's no paternal tribute, but it sure is British!...
Your Chargers-Chiefs Monday Night Football Open Thread
The 4-2 San Diego Chargers are playing at Arrowhead Stadium tonight against the 3-3 Kansas City Chiefs. It's on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. This promises to be far less miserable than the two miserable MNF games of recent past (24-6 Jets, 12-7 Jaguars), so please join us here to talk shop....
This Evening: Woody Paige Is A Sad Clown
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 31, the day Domino's resorted to arson. Photo via Mock Session. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Andy Reid Is: Jason
He actually conducted a 20-minute-long interview for the Eagles site while wearing this mask today. Confidence is a potent drug. [Via Larry Brown Sports]...
The Rock Is: Fred Flintstone
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson dressed as a Flintstone from Bedrock. This works because of, you know, rocks; this fails because Fred Flintstone could never be so freakishly ripped. The John Goodman movie was awful, but John Goodman was the right schlub for the part. Still: credit to The Rock for (possibl...
Kim Kardashian And Kris Humphries Were Able To Tolerate Each Other For 72 Days
Serial athlete seducer Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from NBA free agent Kris Humphries today, ending a 72-day marriage and/or publicity stunt. We're as unmoved as you are, because everyone saw this coming even before they each stepped out without their wedding rings—but we are concerned for the ...
Amar'e Stoudemire Is: King Solomon
Not pictured: 700 wives and 300 concubines. [Twitter]...
Bryce Harper Tebowing Feels Like The End Of Something
We declared Tebowing over on Friday, but it is somehow still limping along, enjoying the final tour before total meme death. Tebow himself got Tebowed over the weekend, and yesterday, The Chosen One gave it a turn....
Meme Over: Tim Tebow Ruined Tebowing
It was only yesterday that we were all made aware of Tebowing, and yet its moment of relevance has already passed into the ether, all thanks to Tim Tebow himself. ...
Return Of The Tack: 27 Counts Of Assault Filed Against High School Football Player
"A judge in Ohio says 27 counts of assault have been filed against a high school football player accused of pricking players from an opposing team with a sharp object during a postgame player handshake... [his] high school team had just won a game in September when the 16-year-old player stuck McCla...
Mizzou Will Join The SEC On Monday, According To SEC's Premature, Accidental Announcement
Missouri became will become the 14th member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), according to an announcement posted from the future on the conference's website last night that was almost immediately removed....
How Boca Raton Lost Its All-Star Pro Soccer Team Without Even Trying
The Boca Raton magicJack should have been the most marketable franchise in Women's Professional Soccer. The squad, formerly the D.C.-based Washington Freedom, was bought before the 2011 season by millionaire Dan Borislow, who renamed it after his own telecom product and moved it near his Florida hom...
23-Year-Old NBA Player With One Losing Season Under His Belt Says He "Can Be Better Than Michael Jordan"
Jordan Crawford, the 23-year-old guard who has played in a single, 23-59 NBA season: "'I don't tell nobody, but I feel like I can be better than Michael Jordan,' Crawford said, without the slightest hint of sarcasm. 'When I'm done playing, I don't want people to say, Michael Jordan is the best playe...